25 Bucket List #3

Panaderia Marmol 

(I apologize for the accents I'm missing.)

Several weeks ago, Sherlynn and I decided it was time to accomplish another 25 Bucket List item. We've been wanting to eat at this little restaurant for a long time and one fine spring evening, we decided to go. We ran there with empty stomachs and walked back very full, but very satisfied. I told Sherlynn as we approached the place that she was going to have to do all the talking as my Spanish is sometimes hard to understand with my thick French accent! :)

I was SO excited to drink a bottled coke again. It was massive--about 3 times the size of the bottled cokes in Africa, but boy, did it taste good.

The food was scrumptious, as well. I highly recommend the place. I think most people take the food as carry-out, but it was nice to sit for a while and visit. The restaurant reminded me of some of the places where we would eat back in Ouaga or Niamey.

Want to join us on our next 25 Bucket List adventure?

4:30 Donuts

25 Bucket List #2

On our run a week ago Monday, we passed by the donut shop that is a couple of blocks from our house. I told Sherlynn one day before we move we needed to go get donuts there early in the morning. In fact, why not add it to our bucket list? So, we did! And we went...the very next morning. Our goal was to arrive at the donut shop shortly after it opened, which was at 4:00 AM! We woke up a little before 4:30 and headed out into the chilly darkness.

Thoughts running through my mind as we headed out the door: "This is stupid." "I want donuts." "Donuts are full of calories." "I still want donuts." "I'm so cold." "It's okay, we're getting donuts!" "Donuts!!!" "Who does things like this?" 

Pastor Dave, when you said one of the blessings of being single was being able to do things married people can't, is this what you had in mind?! :)

We brought the donuts back and ate them with some nice strong and much-needed coffee. 

Peanut-butter chocolate donut with nuts! Yummh!

When you usually get up at 5:00, 4:30 really isn't that much earlier!